Shary Barnes, mother of Airman Eric Barnes, who was killed in Iraq, hugs Loraine Ritchey, Co-Chair of the Charleston Village Society after cermonies. The Heroes Walk memorial to four area soldiers killed in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars was dedicated with the families of the soldiers present. A minute of silence occurred at 11 a.m.

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Shary Barnes, mother of Airman Eric Barnes, who was killed in Iraq, hugs Loraine Ritchey, Co-Chair of the Charleston Village Society after cermonies. The Heroes Walk memorial to four area soldiers killed in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars was dedicated with the families of the soldiers present. A minute of silence occurred at 11 a.m.